Almond Cookie Slices
- Preparing Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Served Person: 36
- 1/2 ts salt
- 1 ts ground cinnamon
- 3 c flour
- 1/2 ts almond extract
- 1/3 c milk
- 1/3 c honey
- 1/4 ts baking soda
- 3/4 ts baking powder
- 1/4 ts almond extract
- 2 1/2 c whole almonds (i used
- almond glaze
- 3/4 c light brown sugar; packed
- 6 ts water
- 10 tb unsalted butter (1 1/4
- Carbohydrate 10.9915747478633 g
- Cholesterol 0.0447333333333333 mg
- Fat 0.13736819017094 g
- Fiber 0.404117120269293 g
- Protein 1.32983163461538 g
- Saturated Fat 0.0274695583333333 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (15g)
- Sodium 17.1323909722025 mg
- Sugar 10.587457627594 g
- Trans Fat 0.0418489957264957 g
- Calories 51 calories
Melt butter in a small suacepan. Stir in honey, milk and almond extract; set aside to cool. Combine 1 1/4 cups of almonds and the brown sugar in a food processor. Process just until nuts are texture of coarse meal. Add cooled butter mixture to the processor. Process until smooth. Add flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Processor just until mixture is combined. Scrape into a bowl. Stir in remaining 1 1/4 cups almonds. Line a 9" x 9" x 2" square baking pan with plastic wrap. Place dough in pan & pat level. Place in freezer for 20 minutes or until firm. Heat oven to 350. Lightly coat baking sheets with nonstick vegetable spray. Remove the firm dough from pan. Starting at any side, cut 1/4" slices. Arrange on the prepared baking sheets, placing them 1/2" apart. Bake in a 350 oven for 18 minutes or just until golden. Transfer to wire racks to cool. Drizzle with glaze. For glaze: Mix together confectioners sugar and almond extract in a small bowl. Gradually stir in 6 teaspons of water or just enough to make a thin glaze. Makes 3 dozen cookies. Posted to FOODWINE Digest 21 October 96 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 15:06:15 -0400 From: Laura Hunter <LHunter722@AOL.COM>
